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| Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) |
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| The parts of the PNS that carry messages between CNS and organs that function autonomously. |
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| Delicate web-like layer of the meninges; middle layer |
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| The part of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses |
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| The part of the brain that controls functions including heart rate, breathing, and body temp. Includes midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata |
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| One of the three parts of a neuron cell; the other two are the axon and dendrites |
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| Central Nervous System; CNS |
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| The subdivision of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord |
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| The part of the brain that controls the skeletal muscles. |
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| The gray matter surrounding the cerebrum |
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| The fluid in and around the brain spinal chord |
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| The largest part of the brain; controls conscious thought and stores memories |
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| One of the two processes extending from a neuron cell; the other is the axon |
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| The part of the brain containing both the thalamus and hypothalamus |
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| The outer meninges, the fibrous membrane protecting the CNS |
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| The front part of the brain from which voluntary muscle movements and other sensory and motor tasks are directed |
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| A group of neuron cell bodies grouped together in the PNS |
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| the hormone and emotion center of the brain that controls autonomic function |
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| Collective term for the arachnoid mater and pia mater |
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| The part of the brain stem that sends sensory information to the thalamus to direct autonomic functions of the heart, lung, and other viscera |
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| Three layer membrane surrounding brain and spinal chord |
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| The middle part of the brain between the diencephalon and the pons; also called the midbrain |
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| A fatty white envelope of cells providing protection and electrical insulation to neurons |
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| A whitish, cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles of nerve fibers outside the CNS, together with their connective tissues and nourishing blood vessels |
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| Cells within both the CNS and PNS, which although they are external to neurons, form an essential part of nerve tissue |
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| A nerve cell, including the cell body and its axon |
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| Chemical released by the presynaptic cell that is then picked up by the postsynaptic cell to effect an action |
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| A group of neuron cells bodies grouped together in the CNS |
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| The part of the brain that processes information from the sense of sight and other sensory and motor tasks |
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| The part of the brain that processes information from the sense of touch and other sensory and motor tasks |
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| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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| Made up of neurons, neuroglia, and assocoiated tissue, including the cranial and spinal nerves and the sensory and motor nerves that extend throughout the body |
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| Inner layer of the meninges |
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| The part of the brain stem that passes information to the cerebellum and the thalamus to regulate subconscious somatic activities |
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| An adjective used to indicate the relation between activity psychic and muscular movement |
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| The parts of the PNS that carry impulses for conscious rather than habitual activity. |
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| The 31 pairs of nerves located along the spinal column |
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| The connecting point between nerve cells or between a nerve cell and a receptor or effector cell |
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| The part of the brain that processes information from the senses of hearing, smell, and taste, and other sensory and motor tasks |
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| Part of the brain that processes sensory information |
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| Cavities between the cerebrum and brain stem |
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